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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The exploration for additional remains and investigation into a possible serial killer on Long Island’s Gilgo Beach continued Thursday as search teams pursued the case by air, land and sea.

Crews have uncovered at least 10 sets of human remains along the coastline in both Nassau and Suffolk Counties, including a skull, the bones of a toddler and the remains of four missing prostitutes.

Police believe a serial killer took the lives of those women.

Nassau County Detective Lt. Kevin Smith said investigators were looking at 18 specific sites, but found nothing of “evidentiary value.”

Akeem Cruz (credit: Cumberland County Police Department)

In addition, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told the Associated Press that the FBI has searched the laptop of Akeem Cruz. Court documents identified Cruz as a pimp, who posted ads online.

That official told the AP that Cruz was not a suspect in the prostitutes’ disappearance, but was last seen with Megan Waterman at a Holiday Inn Express in Hauppauge last June. Waterman was one of four dead prostitutes found along Ocean Parkway last December.

Cruz’ attorney, Robert Napolitano, didn’t immediately return a telephone message on Wednesday. He said earlier this week that his client — currently imprisoned in Maine for a cocaine conviction — would have granted permission for a search of his computer. Napolitano said his client has cooperated with investigators.

Former Nassau County prosecutor Bruce Barket told CBS 2’s Jennifer McLogan about how the most recent discoveries — that included a human head and bones – have thrown a curveball at investigators.

“The difficulty, of course, if now that we have six other remains, apparently of dramatically different ages…and perhaps different genders,” said Barket, who believes two or more killers may have involved.

The FBI flew in aircraft from Virginia with high-resolution imaging equipment. The technology has the ability to verify or rule out suspicious objects and pinpoint evidence from thousands of feet away.

The planes have finished their work for the day and the photo scans are expected to take about 10 days to process. Officials said that anything deemed suspicious in those scans will checked by officers on foot.

“It’s unknown at this time. That’s what were doing here today. We’re going to clarify what those items are. What they are not are natural,” said Krumpter.

“Collectively we hope to find the resources and find evidence here that will lead us to the apprehension of whoever committed these murders,” said Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano.

About six New York State police officers were also assisting in the ground search Thursday.

“We have information that was shared with us by Suffolk Ccounty. When they find something, a different piece of information, we extend down here into Nassau County and we look at the same areas they’re looking at,” said Capt. Louis Webber of the New York State Police.